Quran 43:13

Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 13

Juz 25 · Page 490 · Ruku 424 · Meccan

لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ

Word by word

لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ litastawū That you may sit firmly عَلَىٰ ʿalā on ظُهُورِهِۦ ẓuhūrihi their backs ثُمَّ thumma then تَذْكُرُوا۟ tadhkurū remember نِعْمَةَ niʿ'mata (the) favor رَبِّكُمْ rabbikum (of) your Lord إِذَا idhā when ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ is'tawaytum you sit firmly عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on them وَتَقُولُوا۟ wataqūlū and say سُبْحَـٰنَ sub'ḥāna Glory be (to) ٱلَّذِى alladhī the One Who سَخَّرَ sakhara (has) subjected لَنَا lanā to us هَـٰذَا hādhā this وَمَا wamā and not كُنَّا kunnā we were لَهُۥ lahu of it مُقْرِنِينَ muq'rinīna capable

Transliteration

Litastawoo AAala thuhoorihithumma tathkuroo niAAmata rabbikum itha istawaytumAAalayhi wataqooloo subhana allathee sakhkhara lanahatha wama kunna lahu muqrineen

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves),

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

( لتستووا على ظهوره ) أي : لتستووا متمكنين مرتفقين ( على ظهوره ) أي : على ظهور هذا الجنس ، ( ثم تذكروا نعمة ربكم ) أي : فيما سخر لكم ( إذا استويتم عليه وتقولوا سبحان الذي سخر لنا هذا وما كنا له مقرنين ) أي : مقاومين . ولولا تسخير الله لنا هذا ما قدرنا عليه .

قال ابن عباس ، وقتادة ، والسدي وابن زيد : ( مقرنين ) أي : مطيقين .